Carrier of Diphtheria Carrier of Diphtheria

Contributor(s): Board of Health of the City and County of San Francisco The History of Medicine Division. Prints and Photographs Collection Publication: Board of Health of the City and County of San Francisco, [ca. 1910] Language(s): English Format: Still image Subject(s): Diphtheria Public Health Genre(s): Archival Materials Posters Slides (photographs) Abstract: Quarantine signs, another ancestor of illustrated public health posters, were usually placed outside homes to warn citizens about the presence of deadly diseases. Quarantine posters were common sights in front of homes in towns and villages across the United States until the middle of the twentieth century. This poster, from the San Francisco Board of Health in the 1910s, prominently identifies the presence of diphtheria. The use of bold headlines with large fonts reflects an urgent and alarmist message. The viewer is ordered to keep out of the house bearing the poster and warned that removal of the sign will result in prosecution. Copyright: The National Library of Medicine believes this item to be in the public domain. (More information) Extent: 1 pages NLM Unique ID: 101584655X3 (See in Profiles in Science) Profiles in Science ID: VCBBBD Permanent Link: http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101584655X3 Archival Collection: Visual Culture and Health Posters (Profiles in Science)